Fake "Laird" Title Purveyors Get Schooled on Twitter

[California Highlander]

This has been an interesting thread to read. I had not heard of this organization before.

It seems that the main complaint of the rabble is the selling of titles. So what - if someone thinks he/she can purchase a real title for about 30 pounds, we can take it for granted that they are less informed about issues of nobility than the average person.

I did take some time to research Highland Titles and I didn't find them much different from The Nature Conservancy, a charitable organization registered in the U.S. for the purpose of protecting nature. What's the difference you ask - for your annual membership fees The Nature Conservancy sends you a monthly newsletter and a magazine every other month; for a one time fee Highland titles appears to send a document showing your membership and declaring your are a lord or lady. Either way, the income goes toward preserving some aspect of nature.

In addition to the Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy, and Arbor Day Foundation; I believe I may have to add the title of Lord as another way to support conservation worldwide.

Bob

If you dig a bit deeper, turns out that unlike the Nature Conservancy, which is accountable for the land it buys for preservation, "Highland Titles" doesn't actually account for how it "conserves" anything and because those 1 sq foot plots are not legally sold, they can be "virtually" sold many times with no benefit to tree, loch, fin, fur, or feather.

http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/he...ncoe-1-2125806

http://www.andywightman.com/archives/4152